Today and All Week: Act for Aging and Living With Justice for People With HIV and LGBTQ People

Caring Across HIV: Aging/Living/Justice welcomes you to the week of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day!

Together, we will speak out for the policies and programs that will allow people with HIV and LGBTQ people age with dignity.

With just a few minutes each day this week, you can share your stories and send a message to Congress and the entire country about our resilience and our clarity about what our communities need.

We've got easy and effective ways to take action today, tomorrow on National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, and all week long:

All Week Long

Share a Story

Use Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and your own email networks to share a story or concern about aging issues as people living with HIV and/or LGBTQ people. Please hashtag with #JustAging and/or send a link to jdavids@aidschicago.org.

Need ideas? Check out this stories -- and stay tuned for more stirring stories all week long:

Register for the Webinar/Twebinar!

There's still time to sign up for our September 26 webinar on Caring Across HIV: Aging/Living/Justice. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from top leaders in HIV and LGBTQ aging issues and elder justice, and weigh in live online during the webinar! Click here to register.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013: National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day

Be an Online Reporter and Reality-Checker During the Congressional Hearing!

Help us provide live-tweet coverage, and add your commentary about how the hearing does or does not reflect your experiences and concerns! On Twitter, use #JustAging, and post on our Facebook page.

Take Action for Aging Justice

Be ready to take action on the phone and online with the action alert we'll send you first thing. Spread it to your staff, members, family, and through your social networks -- and most importantly, make your own call and send your own message to show that these issues are important to you!

Thursday and Friday September 19-20

Fine Tune and Fire Off the Testimony

We've got five business days from the time of the Senate hearing to submit our own testimony. Let's work together to craft a statement, and then ask members of the whole HIV PJA network to sign on. Contact Julie Davids at jdavids@aidschicago.org to give your input, or to weigh in on the draft that emerges for distribution next week!

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